SG2 8DU

Knebworth · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Stevenage
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Stevenage
Postcode district
SG2
Postcode sector
SG2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG3 6FR 95 m
SG2 8DF 189 m
SG2 8DE 235 m
SG2 8QQ 248 m
SG2 8DT 267 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG2 8DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG2
Postcode sector
SG2 8
Latitude
51.881512
Longitude
-0.192778
British National Grid easting
524,488
British National Grid northing
221,870

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Knebworth · E05015768
Parish or community
E04004783
Westminster constituency
Stevenage · E14001516
Output area
E00119993
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 015F · E01023629
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 015 · E02004923

Postcode source versions

Explore SG2

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sports Ground, Old Knebworth Lane, Stevenage, SG2 8DU 22 December 2021 £7,000,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
29
Secondary
6
  1. St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    330 m
  2. Roebuck Academy

    Academy converter

    777 m
  3. The Valley School

    Community special school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,527
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 576
  • Shoplifting 253
  • Anti social behaviour 205
  • Public order 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 97

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SG2 8 residents
13,206

Age bands in SG2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

2,594 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,402 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

3,712 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

3,445 residents

Age 65 and over
16.2%

2,153 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • KNEBWORTH & MARYMEAD PRACTICE

    7 ST MARTINS ROAD, KNEBWORTH, SG3 6ER

    ODS code E82035

    1.9 km

  • SHEPHALL HEALTH CENTRE

    RIDLINS END, STEVENAGE, SG2 9QZ

    ODS code E82056

    2.0 km

  • BEDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    SINFIELD CL, BEDWELL CRES, STEVENAGE, SG1 1LQ

    ODS code E82093

    2.6 km

  • KING GEORGE & MANOR HOUSE SURGERIES

    KING GEORGE SURGERY(MAIN), 135 HIGH STREET, STEVENAGE, SG1 3HT

    ODS code E82086

    3.0 km

  • STANMORE MEDICAL GROUP

    5 STANMORE ROAD, STEVENAGE, SG1 3QA

    ODS code E82005

    3.6 km

  • THE SYMONDS GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    FILEY CLOSE, STEVENAGE, SG1 2JW

    ODS code E82111

    4.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Roebuck Hotel

    BCT · Stevenage

    0.1 miles
  • The Roebuck Hotel

    BCT · Stevenage

    0.1 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Stevenage

    0.2 miles
  • Roebuck Gate

    BCT · Broadwater

    0.2 miles
  • Brookhill

    BCT · Broadwater

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 015F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,582 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £7,000,000 from 1 recorded sale in SG2 8DU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Hertfordshire is £422,616 in June 2026, up 7.8% year on year.

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 330 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,527 published events cover 12 months, averaging 127.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 576 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.